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we are reporting that bill clinton, what bill clinton is saying which is in fact exactly what the president said. he talked about how we should fix this and people wanted to keep their health care plans, we should work out a way to fix this. this is not a tiff. there is no difference between where bill clinton is and where the president is on this. this is a creation of the media. >> i don't agree. if you look at literally what bill clinton said today, it is a little perplexing why he said it because if you follow exactly what he said, it would be dangerous not only for the health care plan, but also ultimately for hillary clinton. what bill clinton said today is people should be allowed to keep their current plans in the individual market. the problem with that is the way the individual market works now, it essentially segregates out the people who are sick. that is the whole idea about pre-existing conditions. it's an overwhelmingly healthy market and if you don't bring those people into the obama care plans, you have the risk they will be tilted too heavily toward the sick and -- [ speak
we are reporting that bill clinton, what bill clinton is saying which is in fact exactly what the president said. he talked about how we should fix this and people wanted to keep their health care plans, we should work out a way to fix this. this is not a tiff. there is no difference between where bill clinton is and where the president is on this. this is a creation of the media. >> i don't agree. if you look at literally what bill clinton said today, it is a little perplexing why he...
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you're begging for the country to fail. >> look, bill clinton is being bill clinton. that's totally partisan hyperbole. the republicans believe that the level of debt we're building up, the level of government centralization we're getting is, in fact, a real risk to our future. now, maybe bill clinton doesn't agree with that but i think it's typical of the exaggerated rhetoric on both sides that it can't be an argument over the facts, it has to be an assertion that this group wants america to fail. it's one thing to say they want obama care to fail. it's a big difference to say they want america to fail. >> you agree with bill clinton, i assume? >> well, i think he's right, i don't think they want america to fail. i do think they want obama care to fail and i think that's bewildering. don't forget, part of the reason why democrats are now being so tough and not willing to negotiate, we already gave away single payer. we already gave away the public option. this is the compromise. the compromise is we would go with the heritage foundation's idea that we would go with r
you're begging for the country to fail. >> look, bill clinton is being bill clinton. that's totally partisan hyperbole. the republicans believe that the level of debt we're building up, the level of government centralization we're getting is, in fact, a real risk to our future. now, maybe bill clinton doesn't agree with that but i think it's typical of the exaggerated rhetoric on both sides that it can't be an argument over the facts, it has to be an assertion that this group wants...
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i think bill clinton was a consummate deal maker. s it is interesting talking to him not just about the government shutdown. he went through that. they would throw everybody out of the room and just get stuff done. he talked exact there same way about vladimir putin who he had many dealings with. what was it like when it was you and him? he said, well, behind closed doors, it would get very, very heated. we would go at each other, bang, bang, bang. he said -- asked him directly, did putin ever renege on any deal he agreed one-on-one with you? and he thought and he said, never. i said, you could trust him? if he gave me his word, he never broke it. i thought it was an interesting insight to how putin was. whether it is newt gingrich, putin, whatever it is, when you are the president of the united states, it is no good being verbally critical of opponents outside to the waiting world. better to do that face-to-face and be very blunt, blunt and brutal. youl side be -- >> did you spoke to him about the political future of hillary clinton
i think bill clinton was a consummate deal maker. s it is interesting talking to him not just about the government shutdown. he went through that. they would throw everybody out of the room and just get stuff done. he talked exact there same way about vladimir putin who he had many dealings with. what was it like when it was you and him? he said, well, behind closed doors, it would get very, very heated. we would go at each other, bang, bang, bang. he said -- asked him directly, did putin ever...
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>>> bill clinton back to doing what he does so well. the former president on the campaign trail trying to help an old friend and trying to help democrats take back a key governorship. >>> and the pop star chris brown back in trouble again. he's still on probation for assaulting the singer rihanna and now faces serious new charges. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> all that coming up but this just coming into cnn right now. a very strong reaction to the latest reports of u.s. spying abroad from senator dianne feinstein, chair of the senate intelligence committee. she's calling for a total review of all intelligence programs so that committee members can know just what is being done by the intelligence community and regarding eavesdropping on the german chancellor angela merkel, feinstein says, i'm quoting, it is my understanding that president obama was not aware chancellor merkel's communications were being collected since 2002. that is a big problem. american officials have some explaining to do here at home and aro
>>> bill clinton back to doing what he does so well. the former president on the campaign trail trying to help an old friend and trying to help democrats take back a key governorship. >>> and the pop star chris brown back in trouble again. he's still on probation for assaulting the singer rihanna and now faces serious new charges. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> all that coming up but this just coming into cnn right now. a very strong...
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she and bill clinton met and fell in love at yale. then, in 1974, she moved to arkansas to teach, making partner at the rose law firm five years later. she kept working after her husband was elected governor of arkansas. she would become the first first lady to do so. >> i suppose i could have stayed home and bake kd cookies. >> then came washington. >> this social security card will represent a right of every citizen and it will give each of us the security of knowing we will be taken care of when we need help. >> her health care initiative came crashing down in 1994. her high visibility came at a cost. but the superwoman learned to steel herself. there was the unexplained suicide vince foster and questions about the clinton's whitewater land deal but the challenges didn't end there. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman, miss lewinsky. >> the affair and the house vote after that to impeach her husband threatened to derail team clinton but hillary was nothing if not resilient. she ran for congress and elected sin for fro
she and bill clinton met and fell in love at yale. then, in 1974, she moved to arkansas to teach, making partner at the rose law firm five years later. she kept working after her husband was elected governor of arkansas. she would become the first first lady to do so. >> i suppose i could have stayed home and bake kd cookies. >> then came washington. >> this social security card will represent a right of every citizen and it will give each of us the security of knowing we will...
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in virginia, a very close friend of bill clinton takes on a tea party favorite, and the biggest of the big city mayor jobs now open in new york city. we're deployed to bring you the kind of coverage that only cnn can deliver. let's start with cnn's jake tapper, in new jersey covering the gubernatorial race there. jake? >> reporter: greetings from asbury park, new jersey. i'm here where governor chris christie will be delivering his either acceptance speech or something else later this night after the polls come in. he is favored by double digits in every single poll over his democratic challenger, state senator barbara buono. as you point out, the significance of what happens here in the garden state is far beyond what happens tonight. governor christie is thought to be entertaining hopes of running for president in 2016, a possibility at least, and the question is can he rack up enough of a margin of victory here in a blue state that obama won by 18 points last year, to make the case to republicans that he can lead the party out of the white house wilderness, that he can win over inde
in virginia, a very close friend of bill clinton takes on a tea party favorite, and the biggest of the big city mayor jobs now open in new york city. we're deployed to bring you the kind of coverage that only cnn can deliver. let's start with cnn's jake tapper, in new jersey covering the gubernatorial race there. jake? >> reporter: greetings from asbury park, new jersey. i'm here where governor chris christie will be delivering his either acceptance speech or something else later this...
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. >> reporter: the white house announcement comes after word that former president bill clinton is now siding with mccain, calling for tougher action. according to politico, clinton said at a private event with mccain, quote, some people say, stay out. i think that's a big mistake. as we wait to see what comes next, what president obama exactly decides to do, one of the key questions is, can you have a limited military involvement or once you're in do you have to go all in? jim? >> that is the big question, barbara starr, thank you. let's get a closer look at sarin, the deadly nerve agent syria is accused of using against rebels. here is cnn's tom foreman with a look at that. >> reporter: sarin was originally developed in the 1930s as a pesticide and soon after the nation started trying to see if it might be a weapon. we've been hearing for months and months from rebels inside syria they believe it has in fact been used in many of the conflicts there or some other chemical weapon by the syrian government. how is this deployed? well let's flip this over and talk about it. sarin can be l
. >> reporter: the white house announcement comes after word that former president bill clinton is now siding with mccain, calling for tougher action. according to politico, clinton said at a private event with mccain, quote, some people say, stay out. i think that's a big mistake. as we wait to see what comes next, what president obama exactly decides to do, one of the key questions is, can you have a limited military involvement or once you're in do you have to go all in? jim? >>...
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former president bill clinton secured their release in 2009. now, u.s. officials and family members are being very careful, of course, not to say anything that could jeopardize the situation of the americans being held by the north koreans. wolf? >> let's hope both of them are released soon. thanks very much, barbara. >>> just ahead, rare access to the front lines of the battle for damascus. cnn takes you to the heart of syria's bloody civil war. >>> plus, an interesting gift choice. what the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu gave to pope francis today. ♪ ♪ ♪ i wanna spread a little love this year ♪ ♪ i wanna spread a little love and cheer ♪ [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- provocative design and exacting precision come together in one powerful package at the lexus december to remember sales event, with some of the best offers of the year on our most thrilling models. this is the pursuit of perfection. on our most thrilling models. every day we're working to and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to
former president bill clinton secured their release in 2009. now, u.s. officials and family members are being very careful, of course, not to say anything that could jeopardize the situation of the americans being held by the north koreans. wolf? >> let's hope both of them are released soon. thanks very much, barbara. >>> just ahead, rare access to the front lines of the battle for damascus. cnn takes you to the heart of syria's bloody civil war. >>> plus, an interesting...
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bill and hillary clinton, they are all going home. you see the secretary's long-time aide is getting into the van as well. the secretary has been in the hospital now for about four days, as you know. in recent weeks she has been ill, she suffered a major stomach flu and was dehydrated, fell, fainted, and as a result she had a concussion and all of a sudden over the weekend she is -- there she is walking out with the sunglasses on and her doctors following. the secretary had a concussion, and then in the past few days we learned she had a blood clot in her head between her brain and skull, not far behind her right ear. she has now been on blood thinners, and the good news is she is leaving the hospital and i assume she will be cooperating at home for a while before she gets back to work. earlier in the day, the spokeswoman over at the state department did say that she has actually been on the phone talking to members of her staff, slowly but surely getting back into action. she is supposed to be the secretary of state for a few more we
bill and hillary clinton, they are all going home. you see the secretary's long-time aide is getting into the van as well. the secretary has been in the hospital now for about four days, as you know. in recent weeks she has been ill, she suffered a major stomach flu and was dehydrated, fell, fainted, and as a result she had a concussion and all of a sudden over the weekend she is -- there she is walking out with the sunglasses on and her doctors following. the secretary had a concussion, and...
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and general, we talked about bill clinton a few moments ago, someone you know well. he made some comments apparently up in new york. essentially agreeing with john mccain that more needed to be done. those comments were made when there was a decision made by the white house today. you were heavily involved in what happened in bosnia. some say that may be a template for what happened in syria. is that realistic? what do you think could be done? is arming the rebels going to be enough? >> well, every situation is different. we have to learn from every one of them. in this case, arming the rebels with rpgs is not going to be significant. we're starting to move towards a full-scale proxy war with iran here. iran's engaged. they've got people in there. hezbollah's fighting hard and bashar al assad regime is willing to use chemical weapons. they simply don't want to lose. so i think if the administration now has concluded is that they have chemical weapons indeed have been used, i think this is more than just a red line. it also gives us greater diplomatic throw weight in
and general, we talked about bill clinton a few moments ago, someone you know well. he made some comments apparently up in new york. essentially agreeing with john mccain that more needed to be done. those comments were made when there was a decision made by the white house today. you were heavily involved in what happened in bosnia. some say that may be a template for what happened in syria. is that realistic? what do you think could be done? is arming the rebels going to be enough? >>...
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that's the way bill clinton used to work with newt gingrich during the shutdowns in '95 and '96. >> his position is as soon as you make that call and enter into negotiations, that you are encouraging john boehner and republicans, maybe democrats in the future, whoever, to use the debt ceiling as a source of leverage. >> but that debt ceiling has been used as that for 20 times. >> it hasn't been used in this way. we haven't gone this close, what are we, ten days out before the deadline. economic catastrophe in ten days. >> remember, america's credit rating slid because of this debate that was going on -- >> for the white house, they think they messed up. they think we entered into negotiations and made this worse. >> exactly. that's why the white house says the president wants to break the fever. that's what his whole intention is. >> what can john boehner deliver, actually? if boehner were to meet with the president, can he actually promise something? >> he could promise an up or down vote. he could promise a clean vote. >> but according to our numbers -- >> if he wants to be a profile
that's the way bill clinton used to work with newt gingrich during the shutdowns in '95 and '96. >> his position is as soon as you make that call and enter into negotiations, that you are encouraging john boehner and republicans, maybe democrats in the future, whoever, to use the debt ceiling as a source of leverage. >> but that debt ceiling has been used as that for 20 times. >> it hasn't been used in this way. we haven't gone this close, what are we, ten days out before the...
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her father was a big bill clinton fund-raiser. he's trying to frame the vote saying she's an easy vote for harry reid. -- reed. if you want to get republicans in control of the senate, you better vote for me. that's what's at stake here. republicans have a shot at retaking -- >> is that what they're telling voters? >> absolutely. this is about control of the senate. but if you're in the white house, you're saying how is harry reed going to be in upcoming battles? is he going to cut the deal like he did on the fiscal cliff or is he going to run to his right to get those base voters out there? the white house is saying, gee, he didn't vote for compromise on immigration reform in the senate. where is he going to be on the things they might need him for? this a race that has a lot of information implications. >> the election for the senate isn't until november of next year. >> but this is going to be a key race that has a lot of national implications. >> we'll be covering it. >> we will. >> coming up, new york police shoot a 14-year-o
her father was a big bill clinton fund-raiser. he's trying to frame the vote saying she's an easy vote for harry reid. -- reed. if you want to get republicans in control of the senate, you better vote for me. that's what's at stake here. republicans have a shot at retaking -- >> is that what they're telling voters? >> absolutely. this is about control of the senate. but if you're in the white house, you're saying how is harry reed going to be in upcoming battles? is he going to cut...
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kennedy operated as president, 78% for reagan, 74% for bill clinton, 67%, gerald ford, george h.w. bush, 62%. jimmy carter, 60%. lbj, 55%. george w. bush, 42%. nixon, 31%. kennedy tops that list by far. >> reporter: tops that list by far, even though if you go back to the days in october 1963, his poll numbers were beginning to decline some because he had asked the congress to pass the civil rights act and that was very unpopular, especially in the south. but even then, he had a 57% job approval rating. now that 90% number is stratospheric. most smart political people will tell you why, number one, he was young, handsome, aspirational and inspirational and because his presidency was snuffed out at just the 1,000 day mark. so many people look back and ask what might have been. yes, we went to the moon, yes, call to serve, but we yes, yoh don't know what would have happened with vietnam, we don't know what would have happened with the civil rights and other pieces of what became johnson's great society. because of that, you don't have as much of a legislative record but you do have a
kennedy operated as president, 78% for reagan, 74% for bill clinton, 67%, gerald ford, george h.w. bush, 62%. jimmy carter, 60%. lbj, 55%. george w. bush, 42%. nixon, 31%. kennedy tops that list by far. >> reporter: tops that list by far, even though if you go back to the days in october 1963, his poll numbers were beginning to decline some because he had asked the congress to pass the civil rights act and that was very unpopular, especially in the south. but even then, he had a 57% job...
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but who cares, as bill clinton said to me in the interview that's coming up on sunday. who cares about all this if going forward we have this, the syrians are now admitting that they have chemical weapons? they are telling us they will tell us where they are and they will assist in their destruction. even if it doesn't destroy all of it, even if they don't identify all of it, this is a huge step forward if your concern was dealing with chemical weapons. if your concern was getting rid of assad, that's a whole different discussion. >> certainly is. fareed, thanks very much. this sunday morning, "fareed zakaria gps," the exclusive with bill clinton for the hour, 10:00 a.m. eastern and 1:00 p.m. eastern. fareed, thanks very much. >> thank you so much, wolf. >>> up next, republicans are fighting among themselves over a plan to defund obama care. democrats, a lot of them, gloating right now. we're going to tell you what's going on. >>> also, we have a shocking new ad that's part of the debate. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk so
but who cares, as bill clinton said to me in the interview that's coming up on sunday. who cares about all this if going forward we have this, the syrians are now admitting that they have chemical weapons? they are telling us they will tell us where they are and they will assist in their destruction. even if it doesn't destroy all of it, even if they don't identify all of it, this is a huge step forward if your concern was dealing with chemical weapons. if your concern was getting rid of assad,...
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clinton talking about the lack of leadership in washington. so you have people already running state-wide a year before the midterms who are running against their respective parties. >> if you want to run, do it as an outsider. >> let's turn to benghazi for a second. the terrorist attack on u.s. officials in benghazi, libya, more than a year ago but it's still very much in the news right now. lindsey graham, the republican senator, was here in "the situation room" the other day. he said he's going to put a hold on all presidential nominees until people who survived that attack in benghazi are allowed to appear before congress and tell us what happened. listen to what he said on "new day" today. >> is it really too much for me to want to talk to the people who were in benghazi independent of the administration? or should in the future the congress just be told to shut up and go away, trust us, we've looked at it? >> so i guess the question i'll start with gloria, why won't the administration allow these survivors -- >> that's the question. >> -
clinton talking about the lack of leadership in washington. so you have people already running state-wide a year before the midterms who are running against their respective parties. >> if you want to run, do it as an outsider. >> let's turn to benghazi for a second. the terrorist attack on u.s. officials in benghazi, libya, more than a year ago but it's still very much in the news right now. lindsey graham, the republican senator, was here in "the situation room" the...
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. >>> up next, the former president bill clinton comes to obama care's rescue. that's coming up. ♪ ♪ unh ♪ ♪ hey! ♪ ♪ let's go! ♪ [ male announcer ] you can choose to blend in. ♪ ♪ yeah! yeah! yeah! or you can choose to blend out. ♪ oh, yeah-eah! ♪ the all-new 2014 lexus is. it's your move. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] ultra rugged phones from sprint. buy one, get four free, and $150 credit when you switch your business line to sprint. the pioneers in push-to-talk. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintcaptel.com >>> by clinton to obaca care's rescues? athena jones has the details. >> reporter: president clinton in arkansas to defend perhaps the most controversial piece of president obama's legacy -- the affordable care act. >> this la has already done a lot of good. it's about to make 95% of us insured, with access to affordable care. >> reporter: kri9ices say the law will kill jobs and rob people of the freedom to make their own health care decisions, the former president looking professorial, and speaking in detail spelled out some of
. >>> up next, the former president bill clinton comes to obama care's rescue. that's coming up. ♪ ♪ unh ♪ ♪ hey! ♪ ♪ let's go! ♪ [ male announcer ] you can choose to blend in. ♪ ♪ yeah! yeah! yeah! or you can choose to blend out. ♪ oh, yeah-eah! ♪ the all-new 2014 lexus is. it's your move. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] ultra rugged phones from sprint. buy one, get four free, and $150 credit when you switch your business line to sprint. the pioneers in push-to-talk....
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other than barack obama and bill clinton, it's hard to see who else has run for the nomination in the past 40 years who would have beaten her in 2008. 2016, if she wants it, she is very hard to deny. >> the president last week spoke of these phony scandals. that was an pearn reference, i assume -- you hear about benghazi and you think about the secretary of state, hillary clinton and you wonder if she does return, is that going to -- >> obviously if she runs, those who have been raising this as an issue in the republican party will continue to raise it as an issue of leadership, for example. you see that it's now an issue on capitol hill that has not gone away. she left office, right? you see her testifying there -- >> about benghazi. what did you think when the president spoke of these so-called phony scandals? >> he's trying to make the case is president is interested more in weakening than in governing. can i make one other point about hillary clinton and polling? there is a big debate in the republican party now about whether they need to do immigration, whether they need to impro
other than barack obama and bill clinton, it's hard to see who else has run for the nomination in the past 40 years who would have beaten her in 2008. 2016, if she wants it, she is very hard to deny. >> the president last week spoke of these phony scandals. that was an pearn reference, i assume -- you hear about benghazi and you think about the secretary of state, hillary clinton and you wonder if she does return, is that going to -- >> obviously if she runs, those who have been...
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clinton. they went too far and it didn't go very well. that's why the speaker and other top republicans i'm told in private are very clear with the chairman, the rank and file, stick with the facts. don't get too heated in rhetoric. the other thing i think is really fascinating is that this is the packet they sent home with members of congress for the republicans for recess. so many issues on here. mostly dealing with the economy. oversight is the very end. they still understand the jobs and economy are what people will vote on issue number one and always will be. thanks very much for that. all right. good reporting. >>> we'll get more on this controversy involving the attorney general of the united states eric holder being investigated by the house judiciary committee for possible, repeat, possible perjury. this is an investigation that could go on for a while. the national political correspondent for "newsweek" and the daily beast has an excellent article that just came out about eric holder
clinton. they went too far and it didn't go very well. that's why the speaker and other top republicans i'm told in private are very clear with the chairman, the rank and file, stick with the facts. don't get too heated in rhetoric. the other thing i think is really fascinating is that this is the packet they sent home with members of congress for the republicans for recess. so many issues on here. mostly dealing with the economy. oversight is the very end. they still understand the jobs and...
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former president bill clinton called it the scariest place on earth. and david benbow who served there in the late '60s said hardly a week passed without gunfire over the border. >> it was the scariest place i've ever been. especially the night ambush patrols. they were the scariest. >> reporter: serious clashes have occurred in recent years along the border zone, but talks of gun fights, kidnappings and secret tunnels go back decades. in 1976 two u.s. army officers were leading a work crew to cut down a tree when north korean soldiers attacked and killed them with axes. in 1994, a u.s. helicopter accidently crossed the line and was shot down. the co-pilot died and the pilot was released only after intense negotiations. hundreds of lives have been lost and even when the guns are silent, north korean troops crowd the dividing line. in benbow's time they steadily blared propaganda. >> we were told to go home and we were going to die. >> reporter: troops call a single fairway near the dmz the most dangerous golf course in the world. but it's no joke, when
former president bill clinton called it the scariest place on earth. and david benbow who served there in the late '60s said hardly a week passed without gunfire over the border. >> it was the scariest place i've ever been. especially the night ambush patrols. they were the scariest. >> reporter: serious clashes have occurred in recent years along the border zone, but talks of gun fights, kidnappings and secret tunnels go back decades. in 1976 two u.s. army officers were leading a...
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president bill clinton officiated at her wedding to anthony weiner. hillary clinton said if i had a second daughter, it would be huma. now, a stunning parallel. abedin standing by her man. >> i strongly believe that is between us and our marriage. >> reporter: just as hillary clinton stood by bill clinton 15 years ago. >> i'm not sitting here some little woman standing by my man like tammy wynette. >> reporter: could it hurt the run for 2016? some are wondering about the job at the state department after she came back from maternity leave. republican senator chuck grassley is accusing abedin by being paid by private investors to gather information from government employees. the state department says she followed government rules. their careers aligned and there are painful parallels in their lives with the media playing mirror images of huma and hillary. >> people would like it to go away. if it would disappear from headlines that would great. an issue in a campaign is who is she going to be surrounded by. >> reporter: gergen thinks the scandal could
president bill clinton officiated at her wedding to anthony weiner. hillary clinton said if i had a second daughter, it would be huma. now, a stunning parallel. abedin standing by her man. >> i strongly believe that is between us and our marriage. >> reporter: just as hillary clinton stood by bill clinton 15 years ago. >> i'm not sitting here some little woman standing by my man like tammy wynette. >> reporter: could it hurt the run for 2016? some are wondering about the...
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however, you might have said the same things about bill clinton. you might have been able to say the same things about ronald reagan in his second term. so somehow, those presidents managed to resurrect themselves. let's not write off this president just yet. >> does he have the clout to get stuff done right now? >> i think, you know, that's a huge problem for him, because if the public doesn't think you're competent to manage the government, and you grow increasingly unpopular, then i think people in congress are going to be able to challenge you a little bit more. does he have the ability now to get immigration reform done. we've heard the president say now that he's willing to do it in a more piecemeal fashion. and i think he would have to accept that. that's not something he would have said just a year ago. >> gloria borger, thanks very much. jim acosta over at the white house, thanks to you as well. >>> just ahead, an unlikely visitor pays a visit to the vatican. you will find out who pope francis is meeting face-to-face with for the first tim
however, you might have said the same things about bill clinton. you might have been able to say the same things about ronald reagan in his second term. so somehow, those presidents managed to resurrect themselves. let's not write off this president just yet. >> does he have the clout to get stuff done right now? >> i think, you know, that's a huge problem for him, because if the public doesn't think you're competent to manage the government, and you grow increasingly unpopular,...
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president bill clinton, whose daughter went to school with jason collins tweeted i'm proud to call jason collins a friend and martina navratilova tweeted well done, jason collins. you are a brave man. and a big man at that. 1981 was the year for me, 2013 is the year for you. >> it will be less and less of a big deal, which is exactly what we wanted. >> reporter: the white house was also asked to weigh in. >> we view that as another example of the progress that has been made and the evolution that has been taking place in this country. >> reporter: it is a watershed moment. what happens next for collins' career and how he will be treated by others away from the public eye is not known. but his former coach, boston celtics, doc rivers, compared this moment to jackie robinson, number 42 breaking down another sports barrier. rivers tweeting, quote, if you have learned anything from jackie robinson, it is that teammates are always the first to accept. it will be society who has to learn tolerance. >> not all of jackie robinson's teammates, though, were totally accepting. there was one negativ
president bill clinton, whose daughter went to school with jason collins tweeted i'm proud to call jason collins a friend and martina navratilova tweeted well done, jason collins. you are a brave man. and a big man at that. 1981 was the year for me, 2013 is the year for you. >> it will be less and less of a big deal, which is exactly what we wanted. >> reporter: the white house was also asked to weigh in. >> we view that as another example of the progress that has been made...
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the latest honorees include former president bill clinton, the late astronaut sally ride, former washington post executive editor ben bradley. broadcaster oprah, gloria steinem and country music legend loretta lynn along with jazz musician and composer arturro sandoval, ernie banks and dean smith, former basketball coach at the university of north carolina. among others. congratulations to all. >>> happening now, "the situation room" is celebrating eight years on the air. >> you're in "the situation room" where news and information arrive at one place simultaneously. you're in "the situation room." >> that's how it all began exactly eight years ago today, august 8, 2005. we all looked a little bit different when we introduced our urgent hard news format, innovative video wall that's now a staple on tv news as all of you know. it's been a great eight years. i want to thank the staff. all of the viewers in the united states and around the world. we are looking forward to many, many more years bringing the stories that matter most right here in "the situation room." thank you very much for all
the latest honorees include former president bill clinton, the late astronaut sally ride, former washington post executive editor ben bradley. broadcaster oprah, gloria steinem and country music legend loretta lynn along with jazz musician and composer arturro sandoval, ernie banks and dean smith, former basketball coach at the university of north carolina. among others. congratulations to all. >>> happening now, "the situation room" is celebrating eight years on the air....
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. >> and the second term of the bill clinton administration, major cabinet changes, major changes at the bush administration, and now sect term of obama administration major changes as well. i'm sure there will be other changes. senior officials in the white house, less than cabinet level. >> well, you know, we're going to see a new chief of staff. so there are -- >> jack lew, if he's confirmed -- any names out there for chief of staff? >> you know, dennis has been raised. so i think, yes, you're going to see -- be the thing that's interesting to me, wolf, is that we're not inside the white house. nobody's talking about bringing people from the outside in to really change the way the white house operates. what you see is a lot of sort of shifting of jobs rather than taking people the president doesn't know and bringing them in. and this all goes back to the point that we were talking about with chuck hagel and jack lew. the president in a second term wants a certain comfort level with the people both inside the white house and who served in his cabinet. he wants people he feels comfo
. >> and the second term of the bill clinton administration, major cabinet changes, major changes at the bush administration, and now sect term of obama administration major changes as well. i'm sure there will be other changes. senior officials in the white house, less than cabinet level. >> well, you know, we're going to see a new chief of staff. so there are -- >> jack lew, if he's confirmed -- any names out there for chief of staff? >> you know, dennis has been...
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. >>> still ahead, bill clinton's talking about his wife's health. you want to hear what he has to say about that. >>> and jeanne moos has a fish story about the one that got away. ever. nurses are dealing with a wider range of issues. and there are ever-changing regulations. when you see these challenges, do you want to back away or take charge? with a degree in the field of healthcare or nursing from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to advance your career while making a difference in the lives of patients. let's get started at capella.edu. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car replacement, where, if you total your new car, we give you the money for a new one. call... to talk to an insurance expert about everything else that comes standard with our base auto policy. and if you get into an
. >>> still ahead, bill clinton's talking about his wife's health. you want to hear what he has to say about that. >>> and jeanne moos has a fish story about the one that got away. ever. nurses are dealing with a wider range of issues. and there are ever-changing regulations. when you see these challenges, do you want to back away or take charge? with a degree in the field of healthcare or nursing from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to advance your career while...
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bush's relationship with another president, bill clinton. in our next hour, a breakthrough in the treatment of hiv. i will speak with the point man on infectious diseases. ♪ my friends are all around me ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the reimagined 2013 chevrolet traverse. all set? all set. with spacious seating for up to eight. imagine that. chevrolet. find new roads. so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. [ male announcer ] engine light on? come to meineke now for a free code scan read and you'll say...my money. my choice. my meineke. >>
bush's relationship with another president, bill clinton. in our next hour, a breakthrough in the treatment of hiv. i will speak with the point man on infectious diseases. ♪ my friends are all around me ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the reimagined 2013 chevrolet traverse. all set? all set. with spacious seating for up to eight. imagine that. chevrolet. find new roads. so if ydead...
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. >> every second term, when we covered, bill clinton, the first term was one thing, second term, another thing. george w. bush, second term, gloria, pick it up you're a lot more free to do stuff that you really want to do. >> you are. but i'm also surprised at people being shocked that politics is being injected into the oscars. i think the oscars are pretty political. i think these movies were pretty political. i think it was a statement coming from the white house. and yes, i think they're going to be more integrated in our culture and she is more relaxed and why not and, you know, i think the question that lots of conservatives were asking that i saw is would hollywood have invited laura bush. would hollywood have invited barbara bush. would hollywood -- i believe hollywood probably would have invited nancy reagan if they could have thought of it. >> others make the point, look, in washington, gun control's an issue now. there's a lot bashing of hollywood right now over gun control. what is the white house's position right now? >> and let the first lady have some fun. she's entitled t
. >> every second term, when we covered, bill clinton, the first term was one thing, second term, another thing. george w. bush, second term, gloria, pick it up you're a lot more free to do stuff that you really want to do. >> you are. but i'm also surprised at people being shocked that politics is being injected into the oscars. i think the oscars are pretty political. i think these movies were pretty political. i think it was a statement coming from the white house. and yes, i...
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but as bill clinton said, this is about arithmetic. the president didn't touch this in the first term. however, where you have to pass the legislation in congress, watch that today. dianne feinstein has been for these bills for a long time. senator chuck schumer for this issue for a long time. carol mccarthy of new york from the house side of democrat for gun control for a long time. where are the new faces? people like joe manchin, a democrat, saying look at these things. none are saying, let's pass all these things that the president wants. let's look a map of the democrats. we can show you at least 11 vulnerable democratic incumbents. those are at least 11 democratic seats up in 2014. senator from alaska has said no thank you. montana, max baucus has said, i'm not sure we want to do gun control. republicans are saying that we're going to see what harry reid in the senate does and the expectation is at best he could get a very watered down version. no assault weapons ban, maybe progress on background checks and the republicans around
but as bill clinton said, this is about arithmetic. the president didn't touch this in the first term. however, where you have to pass the legislation in congress, watch that today. dianne feinstein has been for these bills for a long time. senator chuck schumer for this issue for a long time. carol mccarthy of new york from the house side of democrat for gun control for a long time. where are the new faces? people like joe manchin, a democrat, saying look at these things. none are saying,...
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but then being hillary clinton, she wanted to get right to business. >> right back to business. the secretary of state has been talking daily with the man nominated to replace her, senator john kerry. >>> also, former new mexico governor bill richardson and google chairman eric schmidt are seen here inside north korea. richardson said that he hopes to meet with an american held captive there. the state department has openly objected. here's what richardson said after he left. >> it's a private humanitarian visit. we're here as american citizens looking at the humanitarian situation. we're going to ask about the american detainee who is here. we're interested in economic and political situation. we are concerned about the missile launches and we're concerned about the importance of dialogue. >> we're told richardson's group will hold a news conference in beijing thursday, presumably to talk about the trip after it's all over. >>> and getting your blood pressure under control may actually have some extra benefits for your brain. a study of more than 700 men found that those that t
but then being hillary clinton, she wanted to get right to business. >> right back to business. the secretary of state has been talking daily with the man nominated to replace her, senator john kerry. >>> also, former new mexico governor bill richardson and google chairman eric schmidt are seen here inside north korea. richardson said that he hopes to meet with an american held captive there. the state department has openly objected. here's what richardson said after he left....
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bill clinton colin powell, some others. we'll see what happens. >> i hope anna and others will lead the way. >> what are you hearing? you're pretty well plugged in. why wasn't the republican governor of new jersey chris christie, very popular guy invited to this conservative political event that's going to be taking place in the coming days, cpac the conference here in washington? >> there's people who have some issues with them. some people still lay some blame on him for the election results and for what happened. >> because he hugged the president. >> look, cpac is a conservative meeting for conservatives. and god knows conservatives have enough soul searching of their own to do. if you ask me i tell you i think they did him a favor by not inviting him. his numbers are at 74 approval in new jersey. i can tell you that not getting involved to cpac might bump it up to 80. i think they did him a great favor. >> what do you think? >> i think it's bad not to be invited. on the other hand he is a conservative. democrats see hi
bill clinton colin powell, some others. we'll see what happens. >> i hope anna and others will lead the way. >> what are you hearing? you're pretty well plugged in. why wasn't the republican governor of new jersey chris christie, very popular guy invited to this conservative political event that's going to be taking place in the coming days, cpac the conference here in washington? >> there's people who have some issues with them. some people still lay some blame on him for the...